CVE-2012-10025 describes a critical remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin, versions 3.5.1 and below. This flaw, present in core/actions/export.php, allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary remote PHP code by manipulating the acf_abspath POST parameter, provided the PHP allow_url_include directive is enabled. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability enables full compromise of the web server. Exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation, despite not being listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Custom Fields | WordPress Plugin | >= 0, <= 3.5.1CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.